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About Me

Dharmata 101 was formed in 1997 by frontman/composer Jsun Bruner, after dissolving his prior project- which was a psychedelic folk project involving programmed rhythms called Mellow No. 5. The project was originally put together as a large deviation from the sappy, light-hearted work of Mellow No. 5 in the interest of making more lyric-driven music; particularly after Bruner became fascinated with Buddhist philosophy after reading "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying".
In 1999, dharmata101 finished work on its first album entitled, "The Five Shackles". Lacking the lyrical depth and musical composition originally intended to be the benchmark of the project, the album was shelved. Bruner then began work on his current body of work, "Protest Songs for the Content". The project's style began to change after Bruner became influenced by EBM and the burgeoning futurepop scene that he was surrounded by living in Europe. In 2000, Bruner moved back to the United States and began playing the projects first shows in small coffee shops in Idaho. In 2002, Bruner moved back to his home in Northern Virginia where he hired live guitarist Kevin Keier. Over the next few years, dharmata 101 would play a handful of live shows per year, including opening for such acts as God Module, Haujobb, Assemblage 23, and Bella Morte; as well as playing festivals such as Nuclearfest 2008 (Washington, DC) and Exogenesis 2008 (Springfield, MO).
In February 2007, dharmata 101 self-released "Protest Songs for the Content", which was then later remastered and re-released by Radio-Active-Music.com - the band's current label. Currently, dharmata 101 is JSun Bruner and Ilker Yucel (of ReGen Magazine). The band is pursuing live opportunities over the US, as well as working on both new material and an upcoming remix EP featuring remixes of PSFTC.
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Member Since: 7/23/2005
Band Members: JSun Bruner (vox, guitar, keys, programming, percussion)

Ilker Yucel (keys, programming, & guitar)

Influences: David Bowie, Joy Division, Gary Numan & Tubeway Army, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Apoptygma Berzerk, VNV Nation, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, The Beatles, Meat Beat Manifesto, Project Pitchfork, Covenant, Wumpscut, Parliament, New Order, The Crystal Method, Depeche Mode, Chemlab, Blur, Psychic TV, Swans, Ludwig von Beethoven, Aerosmith, The Chemical Brothers and a great deal of Buddhist philosophy....
Record Label: Radio-Active-Music.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free Radio-Active Music Downloads! Check it out!

That's right. Snag the sampler (featuring dharmata 101, xUBERx, Die With Me Tonight, Gravity Euphonic & others) and the debut from Steve Archer's Hopeful Machines for FREE. Just clicky here....
Posted by dharmata 101 on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:03:00 PST

Press, EP update, & plans for early 2009

Figured I'd post my "once a month" blog. :) -I'd like to start off with some nice reviews we've gotten for "Protest Songs for the Content" over the last year, Check em all out! http://www.regen...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:14:00 PST

Belated Midwesten thanks...

Ilker & I would like to thank all you folks who came out to support Exogenesis in Springfield, MO. For our first show EVER in the Midwest, it was great to deal with generosity & true professio...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:20:00 PST

Attn D101 fans of the Midwest!!

After it initially being cancelled due to economic issues related to Hurricane Ike, we have just been confirmed to play Exogenesis Festival (formerly Masque & Veil) this next weekend in Sprin...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:31:00 PST

dharmata 101 needs YOUR help!!

In August, we're slated to release this nifty EP with some brand new material & some remixes. It's gonna be called "Transcendental Hygiene".I really like the title, but it took me awhile...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:54:00 PST

Hodgepodge

-Just finished my taxes. Looks like I'm getting a *decent* return, at least enough to keep my head above water these next couple of weeks. Might pick up a new stage mixer, considering h...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:47:00 PST

New D101 track & more!

Hey folks. Been awhile. Just finished up mixing down the new track "emoticon" off our forthcoming EP "transcendental hygiene" (it’s also going to be on the next full length as well). It&rsq...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:16:00 PST

New song!

..> Brand new dharmata 101 demo song on profile!! Yeah. Who'da thunkit?"magnetic stripe down" is the track.I wrote the basic lyric on Sunday night, and recorded it just this afternoon. Aside from ...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:03:00 PST

RIP Bronwyn Maeve Lyng Wagaman (nee Sullivan)

I lost one of my best friends in the world this last weekend to an act of domestic violence. She and I had been close friends for years, and had supported all my endeavors. Please keep her in your pra...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:12:00 PST

Shows, Releases, Blacksun, & MORE!

-First and foremost, we have a handful of really neat shows in the near future. Hope to see you at one of these!These are just a few. There's a couple big ones on the horizon that have yet to be naile...
Posted by dharmata 101 on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:57:00 PST